Broken Hill Gidgee vs Sallow Pigmy

Acacia loderi compared with Stigmella salicis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Sallow Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Sallow Pigmy
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Acacia	Stigmella
Species	Acacia loderi	Stigmella salicis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Sallow Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.